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Hello! I am a passionate teacher and writer that loves to create lessons that are interactive, student-centered, original, and truly help teachers & students. I make custom lesson plans and materials that engage students and help them take ownership of their learning. I have 10 years of teaching experience in upper grades across all subjects (including teaching abroad in Costa Rica!). I have published three books, The Little Book of Big Quotes Vol. I , The Poems Vol. I, and Got the Flow: The Hip

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Hello! I am a passionate teacher and writer that loves to create lessons that are interactive, student-centered, original, and truly help teachers & students. I make custom lesson plans and materials that engage students and help them take ownership of their learning. I have 10 years of teaching experience in upper grades across all subjects (including teaching abroad in Costa Rica!). I have published three books, The Little Book of Big Quotes Vol. I , The Poems Vol. I, and Got the Flow: The Hip
Excerpt from Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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Excerpt from Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 31-question multiple-choice reading analysis and comprehension test on an excerpt from Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). The excerpt starts from the line: “My Dear Cousin Tovah, We made it!” to “I knew, no matter how frightened I was, I must not let them find Nathan.” It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Rikki-tikki-tavi” Short Story by Rudyard Kipling Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test
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“Rikki-tikki-tavi” Short Story by Rudyard Kipling Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test

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This 64-question multiple-choice reading analysis and comprehension test on the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“The Bear Boy" Short Story by Joseph Bruchac Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“The Bear Boy" Short Story by Joseph Bruchac Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 35-question multiple-choice reading analysis and comprehension test on the short story “The Bear Boy” by Joseph Bruchac has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“The Treasure of Lemon Brown” Short Story by Walter Dean Myers Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis Test
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“The Treasure of Lemon Brown” Short Story by Walter Dean Myers Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis Test

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This 45-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
Grade 7 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 1 Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Tests (15 total)
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Grade 7 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 1 Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Tests (15 total)

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This collection of 15 tests on 14 fiction and nonfiction selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 7 ISBN-13: 978-0131317147 ISBN-10: 0131317148 Unit 1 Fiction and Nonfiction includes 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the work, characterization, point of view, author’s purpose, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost around $2.99 x 14 tests, this is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Reading selections/tests include: “The Three-Century Woman,” Richard Peck “The Fall of the Hindenburg,” Michael Morrison “Papa’s Parrot,” Cynthia Rylant “MK,” Jean Fritz 2 Excerpts from An American Childhood, Annie Dillard “The Luckiest Time of All,” Lucille Clifton Excerpt from Barrio Boy, Ernesto Galarza “A Day’s Wait,” Ernest Hemingway “All Summer in a Day,” Ray Bradbury “Suzy and Leah,” Jane Yolen “My First Free Summer,” Julia Alvarez “My Furthest-Back Person,” Alex Haley “Melting Pot,” Anna Quindlen “Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man?,” Bill Cosby Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man?” by Bill Cosby Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test
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“Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man?” by Bill Cosby Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test

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This 24-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on “Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man?” by Bill Cosby has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, cause and effect, figurative language, literary devices, and author’s purpose. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Melting Pot” Nonfiction Article by Anna Quindlen Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test
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“Melting Pot” Nonfiction Article by Anna Quindlen Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test

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This 24-question multiple-choice reading test/quiz on “Melting Pot” nonfiction article by Anna Quindlen has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, cause and effect, literary devices, figurative language, and author’s purpose. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“My Furthest-Back Person” by Alex Haley Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“My Furthest-Back Person” by Alex Haley Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 44-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on “My Furthest-Back Person” by Alex Haley has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“My First Free Summer” by Julia Alvarez Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“My First Free Summer” by Julia Alvarez Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 29-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the short story “My First Free Summer” by Julia Alvarez has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Suzy and Leah” Short Story by Jane Yolen Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“Suzy and Leah” Short Story by Jane Yolen Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 52-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the short story “Suzy and Leah” by Jane Yolen has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
6th Grade Prentice Hall Literature Unit 1 Reading Fiction/Nonfiction Comprehension Tests (15 total)
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6th Grade Prentice Hall Literature Unit 1 Reading Fiction/Nonfiction Comprehension Tests (15 total)

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This collection of 15 tests (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Unit 1 Fiction and Nonfiction includes links to most of the reading selections online (if available) along with 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Great for homework, warm-ups, classroom assessment, and more. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost $2.99 x 15 tests, this is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Reading selections include: “Greyling,” Jane Yolen “My Heart Is in the Highlands,” Jane Yolen “Stray,” Cynthia Rylant “The Homecoming,” Laurence Yep “The Drive-In Movies,” Gary Soto “The Market Square Dog,” James Herriot “Why Monkeys Live in Trees,” Julius Lester “The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees,” Susan E. Quinlan “Stage Fright,” Mark Twain “My Papa, Mark Twain,” Susy Clemens “The Lady and the Spider,” Robert Fulghum “Names/Nombres,” Julia Alvarez “The Sound of Summer Running,” Ray Bradbury “Eleven,” Sandra Cisneros from Bad Boy- Walter Dean Myers This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
6th Grade Prentice Hall Literature Unit 2 Short Stories Reading Tests (14 total)
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6th Grade Prentice Hall Literature Unit 2 Short Stories Reading Tests (14 total)

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This collection of 14 tests (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Unit 2 Short Stories includes links to most of the reading selections online (if available) along with 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Great for homework, warm-ups, classroom assessment, and more. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost $2.99 x 14 tests, this is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Reading selections include: “The Wounded Wolf,” Jean Craighead George “The Tail,” Joyce Hansen “Dragon, Dragon,” John Gardner “Zlateh the Goat,” Isaac Bashevis Singer “The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves,” Chief Luther Standing Bear “Becky and the Wheels-and-Brake Boys,” James Berry “The Southpaw,” Judith Viorst “The All-American Slurp,” Lensey Namioka “The Circuit,” Francisco Jiménez “The King of Mazy May,” Jack London “Aaron’s Gift,” Myron Levoy “Business at Eleven,” Toshio Mori “Feathered Friend,” Arthur C. Clarke Excerpt from Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
6th Grade Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 3 Types of Nonfiction Reading Tests (15 total)
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6th Grade Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 3 Types of Nonfiction Reading Tests (15 total)

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This collection of 15 tests (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Unit 3 Type of Nonfiction includes links to most of the reading selections online (if available) along with 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Great for homework, warm-ups, classroom assessment, and more. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost $2.99 x 15 tests, this is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Reading selections/tests include: “Zlata’s Diary,” Zlata Filipovic “Hard as Nails,” Russell Baker “Water,” Helen Keller Expository essays “The Shutout,” Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissack, Jr. “Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last,” Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns Persuasive speech: Preserving a Great American Symbol by Richard Durbin Excerpt from Something to Declare, Julia Alvarez “A Backwoods Boy,” Russell Freedman “Langston Terrace,” Eloise Greenfield “Turkeys,” Bailey White “La Leña Buena,” John Phillip Santos Excerpt from The Pigman & Me, Paul Zindel “Letter From a Concentration Camp,” Yoshiko Uchida “Letter to Scottie,” F. Scott Fitzgerald “Social Interactions 101: The Rituals of Relating” by Alex J. Packer This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
6th Grade Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 4 Poetry Reading Tests (20 total)
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6th Grade Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 4 Poetry Reading Tests (20 total)

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This collection of 20 tests on 23 poems (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Unit 4 Poetry includes links to most of the reading selections online (if available) along with 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the work, characterization, point of view, author’s purpose, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Some tests cover two works of short length. Great for homework, warm-ups, classroom assessment, and more. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost around $2.99 x 20 tests, this is over a $59 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Reading selections/tests include: “Oranges” and “Ode to Family Photographs,” Gary Soto “Adventures of Isabel,” Ogden Nash “Ankylosaurus,” Jack Prelutsky “Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright,” Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét “A Dream Within a Dream,” Edgar Allan Poe “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” Maya Angelou “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” Lewis Carroll “Willow and Ginkgo,” Eve Merriam “Fame Is a Bee,” Emily Dickinson “April Rain Song,” Langston Hughes “Abuelito Who,” Sandra Cisneros “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be,” Nikki Giovanni “Child on Top of a Greenhouse,” Theodore Roethke “Dust of Snow,” Robert Frost “who knows if the moon’s,” E. E. Cummings “No Thank You,” Shel Silverstein “Wind and water and stone,” Octavio Paz “Parade,” Rachel Field “The Fairies’ Lullaby,” William Shakespeare “Saying Yes,” Diana Chang “Cynthia in the Snow,” Gwendolyn Brooks “At First, It Is True, I Thought There Were Only Peaches & Wild Grapes,” Alice Walker “Alphabet,” Naomi Shihab Nye Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“All Summer in a Day” Short Story by Ray Bradbury Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis Test
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“All Summer in a Day” Short Story by Ray Bradbury Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis Test

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This 44-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Parade” Poem by Rachel Field Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“Parade” Poem by Rachel Field Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 14-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the poem “Parade” by Rachel Field has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Alphabet” Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“Alphabet” Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 14-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the poem “Alphabet” by Naomi Shihab Nye has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“At First, It Is True...” Poem by Alice Walker Multiple-Choice Reading Test
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“At First, It Is True...” Poem by Alice Walker Multiple-Choice Reading Test

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This 14-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the poem “At First, It Is True, I Thought There Were Only Peaches and Wild Grapes” by Alice Walker has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, , author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
“Cynthia in the Snow” Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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“Cynthia in the Snow” Poem by Gwendolyn Brooks Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 14-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the poem “Cynthia in the Snow” by Gwendolyn Brooks has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
Poetry “Saying Yes” by Diane Chang Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test
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Poetry “Saying Yes” by Diane Chang Multiple-Choice Reading Analysis & Comprehension Test

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This 10-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test on the poem “Saying Yes” by Diane Chang has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!